Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro asked to keep $200 million from his personal wealth to relinquish power in Venezuela, according to a new report.
The Telegraph is the latest outlet to report on Maduro's different requests during a November phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The outlet also noted that Maduro asked for amnesty for several officials and safe harbor in another country. Trump suggested he leave for China or Russia, while Maduro preferred to remain in the Western hemisphere.
The Miami Herald, on its end, detailed that Maduro also offered holding free elections in exchange for keeping control of the country's armed forces, but Trump rejected the deal.
The third sticking point between the parties was that Washington D.C. demanded Maduro resign immediately, to which Caracas refused.
Trump also gave maduro a deadline to leave Venezuela and avoid risking a forceful removal. The date passed last Friday, on November 28, and the next day Trump said all airspace above the South American country should be considered closed.
According to Reuters, Maduro asked that Vice President Delcy Rodriguez run an interim government before new elections. Trump, in turn, said Maduro had a week to leave the country and go to a destination of his choice.
The Washington Post has reported that Turkey has risen as a potential destination should an off-ramp be eventually agreed on. The outlet noted that noted that Caracas and Ankara have friendly ties, exchanging cabinet-level visits in recent years, and have a dynamic trade relationship.
As a result, and considering that Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a good relationship with Trump, some in Washington D.C. are actively contemplating the possibility. Qatar has also been floated as a possibility.
In contrast, another report noted that Maduro is reluctant to agree to any deal to leave power because he doesn't believe he would get lasting amnesty.
The Wall Street Journal noted that Maduro only feels safe among loyalists, and both him and his inner circle believe the Trump administration is bluffing with its military campaign off the country's coast.
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